Is this your very first visit to Comme une Française? Bienvenue!
I’m glad you’re here.
As you saw on the news, I send free weekly tips about life in France to my subscribers. Every Tuesday.
I had the idea for the article from a reader. And this is such a good idea. Comme une Française is not about French clichés, it’s about real life in France. And this includes ordering a pizza after a long day of work. This is how it goes.
Coming back to France (all snowy this morning, it’s gorgeous!), I’ve prepared for you a list of 10 posts to survive in France.
As a reader of Comme une Française, you are looking for real French advice about France. And it’s my duty to give the accurate, real, sometimes painful truth about my country. Not clichés to sell you food, stripped shirts or wine tastings.
When a French person says “no”, she often mean “yes”.
This idea came to me while talking to Aisha. It is SO good to talk to expats: you give me awesome subjects for posts. All these little things are so obvious to me (and to any French person) that it would not come to my mind without you. Merci les filles !
While improving your French vocabulary, and getting a better and better pronunciation, you wonder : “Is this adjective supposed to appear before or after the noun? Should I say Quelle ou Qu’elle ?” And all this kind of tricky questions. And as you know, Comme une Française covers French vocabulary, everyday French, French culture, French …
Not everybody has fixed hours each week to sit down and learn French. You have little time to dedicate to improving your French and want results now. All this without the boring methods and lists of vocabulary to learn by heart. 90% of the words you are trying desperately to memorize, you will use… once. …
As you know, French is full of double-meaning traps. And here are 5 verbs that could be interpreted the wrong way.
Relax. If your friend Olivier knows you don’t speak French fluently, he won’t be offended by your use of “se taper”. 
It’s mainly your neighbour, the postman and the headmistress you don’t want to freak out!
I often have questions about traditions in France. And as I went to a wedding this summer, I brought you a present. Answers to be fully ready when you are invited to a wedding in France.
Do you ever wish you could speak French fluently with no accent?
You could speak with ease, to any French person. Have impromptu conversations. Have more meaningful conversations with your French friends, in the garden, during a warm summer evening.
You could step in, take part in the conversation. Show them how cool you are.
Today, I want to tell you the truth about your self-confidence when you speak French and your accent.